Article of furniture



D. ROZAFFY ARTICLE OF FURNITURE July 14, 1953 Filed May 1o,' 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 14, 1953 D. ROZAFFY 2,645,545

ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Filed May 10, 1950 3'Sheets-Sheet s' Il aventor:

DIDIER ROMP! Patented July 14, 1953 ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Didier Rozaffy; Paris, France Application May 10, 1950, Serial No. 161,070 In France May 20, 1949 2 Claims.

This invention relates to articles of furniture capable of being taken to pieces, that is, articles of furniture that can be easily taken apart and put together again, and more especially to such articles designed for use as bookstands and the like.

It is an object of the invention to provide such an article of furniture that is made of prefabricated elements of standard dimensions adapted to be very quickly and easily assembled without the use of nails, screws or adhesive, and without having to do any joinery Work.

According to the invention, an article of furniture is composed of a superimposed stack or plurality of similar tiers of elements, it being possible to couple more than one such stack side by side, and the elements in each pair of adjacent tiers being assembled by vertical pins extending through holes provided in advance for the purpose, said pins rigidly interconnecting both the horizontal and the vertical elements of the assembly.

According to another feature of the invention, in the case Where the article of furniture comprises more than one stack of elements coupled side by side as mentioned above, the juxtaposed stacks are also interconnected using the selfsame pins, which are adapted to engage hooks provided therefor and projecting from the horizontal elements.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown for purposes of indication and not of limitation in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a separate perspective view of the constituent elements of the article of furniture;

Figure 2 illustrates in perspective an assembled article of furniture comprising a single unit or stack of elements;

Figure 3 is a separate view of an additional member;

Figure 4 illustrates an assembled article comprising three stacks of elements;

Figure 5 is a perspective side view partly broken away and illustrating the manner in which units or stacks of elements are interassembled;

Figure 6 is a perspective front View, partially in section, of a coupling between two adjacent units;

Figure 7 is a plan View, partly in cross section, of two units coupled in accordance with the invention;

Figure 8 shows a detail of the assembly; and

Figure 9 is a cross-section of an enlarging cleat.

As shown in the drawings, my improved article of furniture is made up from the assembly of a number of basic elements shown in Fig. 1, and

2 including a base frame element '3, horizontal shelf elements T, side upright elements M, rearwall elements F and assembly pins B.

The base frame element S (Fig. 1) has vertical bores l formed along its smaller sides, as shown. The rearward larger side may similarly be formed with holes (not shown) The shelf elements T are rectangular elements formed with holes 2.

The uprights M are rectangular elements formed with holes 3 so located as to register with the holes in the base frame and shelf elements on assembly of the unit. Moreover the uprights are formed with vertically-extending grooves into which the edges of the rear elements F are adapted to fit on assembly.

To assemble the above-described elements into a complete unit, the pins B are inserted into the holes in the base frame I. A horizontal shelf element T is then placed above the base with its holes 2 in engagement with the pins B already in position. Next, the side uprights M are put into place along the smaller sides of the shelf, and the holes in said uprights are fitted over the tops of the projecting pins. Finally, a rear-Wall element F is fitted into engagement with the grooves 4 of the uprights.

In this way the bottom tier or shelf of the unit is completed. The same procedure is followed to construct each of the tiers in succession, and a unit of furniture is produced which can comprise as many superimposed tiers as may be desired. Such a unit is illustrated in assembly condition in Fig. 2.

As may be seen from this figure, the tiers may differ from one another in depth.

Front walls or closure panels may be provided for the shelves, in the form of sliding double panes of glass for example. In this case, the shelf elements T would be formed with grooves in Which the panes would be slidably fitted. The shelves may further be subdivided by means of intermediate shelf elements T (Fig. 3) comprising a horizontal portion with two upright sides 6, adapted to be inserted into the space defined between adjacent shelves.

The unit shown in Fig. 2 comprises only a single vertical stack of shelves. However two or more such stacks may be juxtaposed side by side, and Fig. 4 illustrates by way of example an article including three juxtaposed units or stacks. It is obvious that the shelves may vary in height both in any stack and from one stack to another. The juxtaposed stacks of elements are interconnected in the manner shown in Figures 5 to 8. A shown,

the horizontal shelf elements T or at least some of these element are provided with a rabbet 1, extending over the full or part of the length of their smaller sides. Flat steel strips K (Fig. 8) formed as hooks at the projecting end thereof ar inserted in the rabbets, and secured therein as with a screw 8.

Upon assembly of the unit, these hooks are made to engage the-pins B, as further shown in the plan 'view of Fig. '7. In the case of an additional compartment thus being laterally adj oined, a saving of one upright will thus be effected; however, in order to compensate for the difference in internal width between adjacentlcompartments, a cleat member I I, having ,the crosssectional configuration shown in Fig. '9, is then inserted with its projecting spline. fitted into the groove 5 at the back of the upright element M and with the groove of the cleat l I engaging the edge of the rear wall element F. In Fig.5, the grooves 9 for the rear wall elements and the grooves it for the frontsliding glass panels are clearly visible.

It is to be understood that the details ofembodiment illustrated and described have been given merely by way ofexample and that many variations inand departuresirom the-shapes and dimensions of the-elements, and-the constituent materials thereof may be made-withinthe-scope of the ensuing claims.

I claim:

1. Aknock downsectional bookcase comprising adjacent coupled sections, horizontal shelving in one section, a first transverse upright below said shelving and supporting one end edge portion .of said shelving on-the upper edge of said. first .upright, a second upright supported by said .end edge =portion=ofsaid-shelving and extending upwardly fromche latter in -the plane ofsaid first upright,--a vertical dowel pin interlocking .said first-andsecond uprights and said shelving, ,a recess inn t-ace ofsaid end edge portion ofsaid shelving and extending around a portion of. said dowel pin, horizontal shelving in the second section in alignment with said first mentioned horizontal shelving, a second recess in the edge of said second mentioned shelving in alignment with said first mentioned recess, a hook member secured in said second recess and extending into said first mentioned recess with its hook portion around said dowel pin.

2. In a knock down bookcase assembly comprising adjoining sections each having a series of vertically spaced shelves in alignment with the shelves in adjacent sections, the provision of a single vertical partitioning wall between each two adjoining sections, said wall comprising a series of verticallyaligned side panels each in turn supporting and supported by the end portions of the series of shelves in one of said adjoining sections, dowel pins interconnecting the end portion of eachshelf and it associated wall panels, recesses in a face of the end portion of each of the shelves extending around and exposing portions of said dowel pins, recesses in a face of each of said shelves in the other. of said adjoining sections in alignment with said first mentionedrecesses and connecting members secured in said second mentioned recesses, aid connecting members extending into said firstmentioned recesses, and comprising hook portions for engagement around the exposed portions of said dowelpins.

DIDIER ROZAF FY.

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